Miranda Otto (left) in The Clearing.
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The story of Anne Hamilton-Byrne’s cult The Family has been told in a non-fiction book and documentary, a novel, In the Clearing, and now a Disney+ series. What can stories like this teach us?
A new report suggests Canadians are avoiding the news more and less willing to pay subscription fees.
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A new study of digital news consumption shows Canadians are avoiding the news more and trusting it less —especially in English Canada.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 2022 COP27 meeting in Egypt.
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The kind of coverage favoured by South African media probably doesn’t do much to improve the public’s understanding of climate change.
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Media Monsters deserves to stand among the giants of academic research and authorship on Australian media and political history.
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The latest data shows a dramatic generational shift in the way people consume news.
The late Peter Enahoro.
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Peter Enahoro, Nigerian journalist, columnist and author, died on 24 April 2023.
Kent Cooper worked for the Associated Press for over four decades, changing the news media landscape in the process.
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During Cooper’s long tenure as a senior executive, general manager and executive director, he changed the Associated Press and the news its readers and listeners depended on, in major ways.
A rally in support of ABC journalist Stan Grant in Sydney.
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Journalism only exists to serve the public, and every serious journalist feels this in their bones, just as we all know how often we fall short.
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Stan Grant’s new book, The Queen is Dead, is revealing in terms of his decision to step down from public life. ‘I have been reminded what it is to come from the other side of history,’ he writes.
Stan Grant, a Wiradjuri man, journalist and author.
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Racist abuse has forced Wiradjuri journalist, author and public figure Stan Grant to step away from the media. New research shows other diverse journalists have had similar experiences.
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Fact-checking is important, but the contents need to be more visual to be able to attract more public audiences.
Dominion Voting Systems CEO John Poulos, second from left, with members of his legal team leaving the courthouse after a settlement with Fox News on April 18, 2023, in Wilmington, Del.
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Dominion’s settlement of its defamation suit against Fox News provided a solution for Dominion – but it did nothing to help journalism.
Fox News Host Tucker Carlson speaks during the 2022 Fox Nation Patriot Awards on Nov. 17, 2022, in Hollywood, Fla.
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Tucker Carlson and his employer, Fox News, had an incredible understanding of what their audience wants: a kind of authenticity that is not genuine but instead manipulative.
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Calling media organisations ‘government-funded’ risks turning people away from reliable sources of information.
The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich faces up to 20 years behind bars on espionage charges.
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A scholar of Russia’s legal code explains the case against the Wall Street Journal reporter accused of espionage.
Election workers in Detroit test their equipment made by Dominion Voting Systems in August 2022.
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It’s far easier to throw around accusations of damage to one’s reputation than it is to actually prove it in court. A journalism scholar explains the criteria that must be met.
Journalists take cover during March 2023 protests in Kenya.
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There is a growing public wariness about the performance of the media, which are increasingly accused of being partisan.
Detained: Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street Journal.
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If truth is the first casualty of war, so are the journalists who risk their lives to report it.
There are no standards for what it takes to be a journalist.
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A news organization doesn’t have to publish or broadcast the facts or the truth. And there are no standardized requirements to be a journalist.
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Instead of simply applauding nudges, journalists should critically assess when and why governments use this tool.